Astronomers used to assume galaxies formed first and slowly grew the black holes at their centres. But JWST is now finding objects in the early universe where the black hole appears to have arrived first

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• James Webb Uncovers the Nature of Mysterious "Little Red Dots" in the Universe Zamin.uz · 9h ago
• Black Hole Too Big for Its Age Spotted by James Webb tovima.com · 9h ago
• This mysterious “red dot” stuns scientists: a black hole before its galaxy? Futura, le média qui explore le monde · 9h ago
• James Webb Captures Strongest Evidence Yet for Black Hole Stars DIYPhotography · 9h ago
• Astronomers used to assume galaxies formed first and slowly grew the black holes at their centres. But JWST is now finding objects in the early universe where the black hole appears to have arrived first Space Daily · 9h ago broke it first

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